Formal Commands (Mandatos Formales)

These flashcards cover the rules and examples of formal commands (mandatos formales) in Spanish, focusing on their formation, verb conjugations, and the correct placement of pronouns.

The affirmative Ud. form of the verb 'tomar' is __.

tome

The negative Ud. form of 'estudiar' is __.

no estudie

To form a negative command, simply add '__' before the affirmative form.

No

The affirmative Ud. command for 'dar' is __.

dé

The affirmative Ud. command for 'estar' is __.

esté

In formal commands, drop the '-o' ending from the __ form of the verb.

yo

For -ar verbs in Ud. commands, add __ to form the command.

-e / -en

For -er and -ir verbs in Ud. commands, add __ to form the command.

-a / -an

Affirmative commands attach pronouns to the __ of the verb.

end

The negative command places pronouns __ the verb.

before

The affirmative Ud. command for 'ir' is __.

vaya

The affirmative Ud. command for 'saber' is __.

sepa

The negative Ud. command for 'jugar' is __.

no juegue

To form the affirmative Ud. command for 'almorzar,' use __.

almuerce

The negative command for 'comprar' is __.

no compre

The affirmative Ud. command for 'escribir' is __.

escriba

The negative command for 'caminar' is __.

no camine

The affirmative Ud. command for 'pedir' is __.

pida

The affirmative command for 'pedirle' is __.

pídale

The negative command for 'pedirle' is __.

no le pida

The affirmative Ud. command for 'barrer' is __.

barra

The negative Ud. command for 'hacer' is __.

no haga

The affirmative command for 'tener' is __.

tenga

The negative command for 'dejar' is __.

no deje

The affirmative Ud. command for 'ordenar' is __.

ordene

The negative Ud. command for 'ensuciar' is __.

no ensucie

The affirmative command for 'poner' is __.

ponga

The affirmative command for 'ponerlas' is __.

póngalas

The negative command for 'ponerlas' is __.

no las pongan

The affirmative command for 'sacudir' is __.

sacuda

The negative command for 'limpiar' is __.

no limpie

In affirmative commands, add an __ to the pronoun when needed.

accent

In negative commands, pronouns are placed __ the verb.

before